The cost for men everywhere is more. God love them, but they tend to lose quicker so I guess they have to make their money off them somehow! LOL! The re-feed week uses a lot less shakes than TFR (can't remember off-hand, but I think it's 8-9 instead of 21), so I can't understand why it'd cost as much as TFR? I'd double-check that with your pharmacy!
So its not all carbs you're avoiding, just complex ones? Thats more or less what I'll be doing too. They don't aggravate my system, I just tend to bloat with them? So will have to experiment to see which are the worst for making me retain fluid etc.?
Maybe you have a gluten intolerence, or mild IBS? Have you ever had any allergy tests?